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Dance in the time of COVID

Dance in the time of COVID

According to the Berkeley Wellness Journal , dancing provides physical, psychological, and social benefits galore, so put on your dancing shoes and follow along.

Studies have shown improvements in balance, gait, walking speed, and reaction time, as well as cognitive and fine motor performance.

Dancing may also be good for your mood. It has been shown to reduce depression, anxiety, and stress and boost self-esteem, body image, coping ability, and overall sense of well-being, with the benefits lasting over time.

By |2024-10-22T13:35:48-07:00October 28th, 2020|News, Photo, Reflections, Report|0 Comments
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Dance, Dance, Dance. It May Help Prevent Falls.

Nicholas BakalarOlder adults who engaged in ballroom dancing, folk dancing and other dance styles were less likely to fall than those who walked or did other exercises.

By Nicholas Bakalar
Published Oct. 14, 2020
Updated Oct. 20, 2020

Dancing may help prevent falls in the elderly, a review of studies suggests. And the more older people danced, the better.

Researchers combined data from 29 controlled trials in healthy people over 65 of “dance-based mind-motor activities” involving coordinated upright movements, structured through music or rhythm, with distinctive choreography and interactions with other people — in other words, dancing. The studies […]

By |2020-10-20T21:57:56-07:00October 20th, 2020|News|0 Comments
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Children should dance more

Dance can play a useful role even in preventing mental problems and social exclusion among children and teenagers.

Schoolchildren should dance more in schools, say researchers

News & Research Article by Colin Hill of UKEdChat

The latest research findings and Finland’s core curriculum encourage children to get off their desks and learn through physical activity and movement, but the process of adopting the new methods in practice is still in the early stages at schools.

It has become a global problem that not just adults, but children, too, are less and less physically active. Many children all over the world do not follow the national […]

By |2024-05-19T12:45:30-07:00December 8th, 2019|News|0 Comments
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Report to Arts Council – Feb 2017

Surrey International Folk Dancing Society – Feb. 14, 2017

report submitted to the Arts Council of Surrey by Marie Bremner

Surrey International Folk Dancers (SIFD) meet every Thursday evening at Walnut Road Elementary School in Fleetwood to dance for fun and exercise. The selection of dances comes from countries around the world, and ranges from very easy to challenging.

Recent events: Our instructor, Dale Adamson, with assistance from a couple of our members, spent 4 days In January teaching folk dances to the early grades at Surrey Christian School. We also had groups dancing to entertain residents at Weatherby Pavilion in White Rock on […]

By |2017-03-01T21:20:19-08:00March 1st, 2017|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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Surrey, BC

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